GUILTY VERDICT: Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens
After deliberating for five full days, a federal jury has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of six charges in her sex abuse trial.
Her defense lawyers and family claimed that she was Epstein's pawn and she was put on trial for his wrongdoings to satisfy a public desire to see someone pay for his crimes. Soon she was visiting the home by herself when, she said, Maxwell and Epstein lured her into unwanted sexual contact that Maxwell treated as "no big deal."to corroborate the accuser's testimony that massages were used as a pretense for the sexual encounters.
"I thought it would be fun for you to take Jeffrey his tea in this outfit," the witness recalled Maxwell telling her. A longtime pilot for Jeffrey Epstein testified that he never saw evidence of sexual activity on planes as he flew his boss and others — including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump — for nearly three decades.Maxwell was arrested in New Hampshire in July 2020The trial had 12 jurors and 6 alternates that were picked from a pool of 40 to 60 people who made it through initial questioning.When the defense started their case they began with a woman who was a former office worker for Epstein.
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